Current Welder Fellows

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Duston R. Duffie, (Ph.D.)
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Invasive Vegetation Impacts on Herpetofauna and Mammal Populations and Communities
Elle A. Sutherland, (M.S.)
Sul Ross State University
Niche Plasticity of Desert Bighorn Sheep in the Trans-Pecos, Texas
Amaris Shammaa, (M.S.)
Texas Tech University
Habitat Associations, Resource Partitioning, and Community Structure of Owls
Joseph M. McGovern, (Ph.D)
Texas A&M University- Kingsville
Movement Ecology of Colonial Waterbirds Along the Texas Coast
Lee Cottle, (M.S.)
Stephen F. Austin State University
Spotted Skunk Research in South Texas
Shelby duPerier, (M.S.)
Sul Ross State University
Distribution of High-elevation Owls in the Davis Mountains, Texas
Samuel Campassi, (M.S.)
Texas A&M University
Effects of Woody Brush Control on Collard Peccary Space Use and Habitat Selection
Matt Hewitt, (Ph.D.)
Texas Tech University
Understanding Recolonization Efforts of Black Bears in the Big Bend Region
Miranda Peterson (Ph.D.)
Texas A&M University
Modeling Woody Plant Encroachment in a South Texas Grassland
Dawn R. Houston (Ph.D.)
Texas State University
Analysis of Stopover Habitat for Migrating Songbirds in Central Texas
Jonathan J. Choi (Ph.D.)
Duke University
Migratory Shorebirds & Offshore Wind Energy Development
James N Helferich (Ph.D.)
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Applying Spatially Explicit Genetic Capture-Recapture for Ocelot Density Estimation
Michael Stewart (Ph.D.)
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Habitat Use, Population Demographics, and Migration Ecology of Gray Hawks in the Southwestern United States
Raymond K. Turner (M.S.)
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Impacts of Linear Infrastructure on Mammal Communities in South Texas and Potential Mitigation Strategies
Leah Spootlstra (Ph.D.)
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Seasonal Activity, Resource Utilization, and Spatial Use Patterns of the Texas Tortoise in San Patricio County